Trolley-wire holder.



H SCHUYTE.

TROLLEY WIRE HOLDER.

APPLICATION man APR. 25. 1918.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919.

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WITNESSES H. SCHUTTE.

TROLLEY WIRE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, I918.

Patented Mar. 11,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEE'I 2- WITNESSES 4m fyaw 5/ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. HERMAN SCI-IUTTE, 0E wILKINsBURe, PENNSYL ANIA, AssIeNoR TO soHu'r'rE ELEo'rRIo COMPANY, or rrrrsiauReH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA.

HTROLLEY-WIRE noLDE Application filed April 25, 1918. Serial No. 230,832.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HERMAN SoHU'r'rE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of'Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trolley 7 proved device for holding trolley wires.

Fig. 2 is an elevation'of the inner side of the socket member.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 4-4 of Figs. 1-2.

I Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified form of the device, one-half of the lock socket being removed.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation with one-half of one of the side plates removed.

Fig. 6'is an interiorelevation of the side plate of the device. Fig. 7 is an end view of same.

Fig. 8 is an end view of the device when assembled.

Fig. 9 is a'plan view of side piece shown in Fig. 6. V

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the lock key.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of same.

Fig. 12 is a transverse section of key.

Fig. 13 isan end elevation of the lock socket.

Referring to said drawings, (and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive) 1, 2 are the sides of the device, each of which is provided with interlocking loop members, 3, 4, 5, the side, 1, having also integrally formed therewith the socket, 6, by means of which the device is attached to any suitable support. 7 is a key which is inserted from the end of the device'when the two side members are assembled, as shown in Fig. 1'. The said key as shown is somewhat longer than-the holder and has a groove or channel, 8, longitudinally thereof, in the upper edges of which are formed the staggered projections, 9, 10 and 11, which engage the lock loops 3, 4E and 5, of the side members, and when said key in normal use is moved in a direction parallel with the trolley wire, the said toothed projections engage said loop members and maintain the device in locked position upon the wire, so that when said holder is not in use the toothed pro jections are readily disengaged from the loop members and the members of the holder disassembled.

In Figs. 4 to 13 inclusive, I show a modified form of my device which is substantially identical with the device illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, excepting that the socket, 12, is an independent member, 13, having a loop, 14, the side members, 15 and 16, being provided with loops, 17, 18 and 19,'and with semi-circular openings, 20 and 21, on the upper side midway their length, in which the socket, 12, is adapted to be seated, as shown in Figs. .1 and 2.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A trolley wire holder comprising two side members having projecting, interlocking, 100 members, a key having serrations on its e ges, the edges thereof being adapted to engagesaid loop members and lock the same firmly together, and means to attach said holder to a support. 7

2. A trolley wire holder comprising two side members vhavin interlocking laterally projecting loop mem ers, the lower edges of said side members having means for holding a trolley wire, and a key having serrations on its edges, the edges thereof being adapted to engage the loop members and lock the said side members firmly together and upon said trolley wire when said key is moved in a direction with the trolley wire.

Patented Mar. 11, 1919. 7

. 3. A trolley wire support comprising two terlocking loop members, one of said side In testimony whereof, I have hereunto pieces having a socket formed integral signed my nanie in the presence of two suh- 10 therewith, thelower edges of said sidemem: scribing Witnesses.

hers having: means; for holdings trolley-i Y 5 Wire, in Combination 'With a key having 7 HERMAN 'SCHUTTE' serrations along its edges, adapted to en- In the presence of V gage said loop members, and lock the same V ALEX. S MABON; firmly together and upon the trolley Wire: HELEN E. WEIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

